BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 08:17:00
The number of nhs patients being treated in corridors and other crowded places now amounts to a "national emergency". one in three nurses who replied to an online survey said that on their latest shift, they ended up providing care in a waiting area, side room or corridor. 0ur health reporter, jim reed, has more. paul simms had a heart attack injanuary. he describes his treatment that day in a&e as excellent. but he then had to spend almost two days being cared for in this small corridor because there was no space in the main wards of the hospital. it was constant foot traffic by doctors and n...